On the search for the cutest anime ever

Ok, I know it's been a while, babies, but your Chick is married now and it's not easy finding the time to do everything the Chick likes to do. But I have a new project now! What is the Cutest Anime Ever???? I don't know, but I do have some suggestions. Let's see, you have Pretear, Princess Tutu, Chobits, but what about Clannad? Has anyone else seen this one? I haven't actually finished the first series, Clannad, since there is also Clannad the movie and Clannad After Story. Nana is cute, but it's also heart-wrenching at times, so I think I'll take that one off the list since we want happy here, not a tearjerker. And we're not going to talk about anime like Doraemon or Pokemon, they're too feel good. And possibly not Hana Yori Dango (Boys over Flowers). I have most of the manga and I have yet to finish it, so that will probably be later down the line. So on my quest, I think I'll start with Clannad and compare it to Emma, Full Moon (maybe), Fairy Tail and possibly DearS.

Let's see where this takes us, shall we, babies?

Oh Michael Bay

Hey, my babies!!!! yes, I'm back after a very long hiatus. I'm so so so sorry. But don't be mad with your Chick. I have decided that I will expanding my blog to include movies that have to do with old cartoon favorites, you know, Transformers, GI Joe, Airbender. Oh, you didn't know about that one, huh, my darlings? Yes, the Last Airbender will be coming to a theater near you next year. My husband and I were having a conversation just two days ago about who would be great to cast for a live action version and my beloved M. Night Shamlayan has already taken the project under his wing. This is going to be good. But that's a blog for 2010. For 2009, let's talk about Mr. Bay.

Oh, Michael, Michael, Michael. What have you done? How could you take a character like Optimus Prime and make him so.....not what I remember? Don't get me wrong, babies, Prime was absoultely savage in the new movie, but where were the rest of the Autobots? Is it me or did Prime never have backup in the cartoons? They came on the scene way too late for my taste. (For those who have not seen the movie yet, I'll try not to spoil it for you.)

Another issue I'm having? Where the hell did the Twins come from? They don't even have names! Now I've watched the animated transformers many times and never have I come across any twins. I'm beginning to believe that Bay created them and if so, who are you to do so? If you make a transformers movie, then do us a favor, Bay, and don't start creating characters. I had thought that you would have kept in mind the real Transformers and not something you thought up on the spot. I'm not saying not to have an original idea, but keep in dealing with plots and scenery, not the Autobots or even Decepticons. Creating new bots just creates drama in the new generation who don't know the transformers like a lot of us "old-schoolers", if you will. You're changing a legacy, Bay, and quite frankly, the Chick isn't cool with that.

Now let's talk about the movie itself. I did like the first one, I'll admit that. Forever and always, Bumblebee will my favorite. I did like how they kept his character the same in the second movie. However, taking his voice away wasn't cool either. I was hoping to hear more from him this time. Loved how Shia's character was literally beat up while Megan was just as pretty as a picture. Girl, come on. I thought you were an actress. You can get dirty for your role. I will admit that a lot of the critics had basis for calling it loud and stupid. Many of the fight scenes were lost due to Bay's erratic camera angling and a lot of the script itself you can't understand because of all the shooting and things getting blown up. Once you understood the plot, it made things a little easier to follow, but looking back now after I've watched it, it seems that Bay and his writers were grasping at straws to make this a credible-sounding plot.

Of course, this is all open for debates. I'm sure all the hardcore fans out there will have much to say on the subject and I'm open to hearing it all. Get at your Chick!

Angst, angst, and more angst!!!

BABIES!!!!!! Did you miss your Chick? Oh, I'm sooo sorry that I was gone for so long. I'm telling you, that's what happens when you swear up and down that blogging would be so easy because life is...so.....slow.... and then BAM! She smacks you in the face with a bunch of invitations you'd be silly to pass up. But enough about moi, babies, let me tell you what I've come across. Now for all my chicks out there, a question was posed to me a while ago asking what I thought was a great anime drama. Now there are great anime action series, pretty good suspense series, ok sci-fi and horror that I will attest to, but drama? As much as I love Sailor Moon, that is not drama to me. Well, maybe Sailor Moon Stars, but that's for another day. In any case, I started researching, went online, found a few episodes of Nana. I remember reading Nana in Shojo Beat when it first hit newstands and I was kinda hooked on it. It serialized for a pretty long time in Beat and the story line got more and more complicated as the series went on. The series isn't even finished yet, the 15th volume is out in May.

Anyway, I start watching....and I am so drawn in I ignore my cell phone. (Oh, the horror!). It's perfect for when you want to forget your own troubles of money, college, boys and watch someone else struggle with it for a while. Can you imagine being 20, finally on your own, moving to a whole new city because of some guy, you get there and he almost immediately starts asking when you're going to move out, having to find a place you can afford while looking for a job, dealing with spending issues, relationship drama, meeting new friends? That's why I love Nana. This series takes all that post-high school angst and frustration and puts it in a format that you can understand. I'm on episode 13, the boyfriend of one of the main characters has just cheated on her, but she doesn't know yet. I'm giving it two more episodes before the ish hits the fan.

Okay, I'm so done!

So I heard a few good things about Le Chevalier D'Eon, but I have to admit that, so far, I am not impressed. There are a few interesting aspects of it, don't get me wrong, but it's a little stilted in the whole demons vs. innocents thing and a knight being possessed by his dead sister's soul when he's battling the undead. I do like the history of this series, France, Versailles, secret societies, gotta love the fashion at that time, 1770s and all. I'll stick with it, see how it turns out. Besides, I want to know what's up with the dead girl in the queen's room. Later, babies. Get at your Chick!

Update, update

So I find myself in front of my computer checking out the animes I haven't watched yet and it's a pretty long list for someone as into as I am. Can you believe that I went this long without watching a single episode fo Welcome to the NHK? Silly me. (And sorry that I haven't been here in a while, babies. With work, school and dating, Chick's got a busy schedule.) In any case, I figured I'd plow through as much anime as I could in a week. I'm already on episode 16 of Berserk and episode 5 of Higurashi No Nako Koro ni. For those who are not familiar with Higurashi, I am telling that this is one of the better series I've seen in a long time. A young boy moves to a rural town where a curse supposedly took place and now the boy's friends may be demons who are trying to kill them. Trust me, it makes for very interesting watching. These little girls,ooo, when their eyes change, baby watch out. It's funny, it's creepy, it's scary, it's just all around good fun anime watching.


And as a side note for all those in love with anime opening and ending themes (Fukari Mori, anyone?), I'm working on getting a good list of sites that either have good mP3 downloads or at least good links to some. I checked out www.animeopenings.com earlier today, but it's mainly videos of the music, just like an actual episode. Anime OP X doesnt have any Angel Santuary, but to their credit, they do have PowerPuff Girls Z. :) Too cute.